Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Atlanta are the safest before you move.
Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.
We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Atlanta. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Atlanta neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.
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Fulton County, GeorgiaThomasville is the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The city is the second largest in Southwest Georgia after Albany.
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Methodology: How we determined the safest Atlanta hoods in 2026
You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.
Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Atlanta.
To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:
- Total Crimes Per Capita
- Violent Crimes Per Capita
- Property Crimes Per Capita
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 30 in each category, where 1 was the safest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.
Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Atlanta.” We’re lookin’ at you, Virginia-Highland.
We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.
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Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in Atlanta for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia-Highland | |
| 2 | Cabbage Town | |
| 3 | Buckhead | |
| 4 | Rockdale | |
| 5 | Oakdale | |
| 5 | Edgewood-Kirkwood | |
| 7 | Thomasville | |
| 8 | Poncey-Highland | |
| 9 | Candler Park | |
| 10 | Old Fourth Ward | |
| 11 | Ormewood Park-East Atlanta | |
| 12 | Morningside-Lenox Park | |
| 13 | Vine City | |
| 13 | West End | |
| 15 | Midtown | |
| 16 | Grant Park | |
| 17 | Cascade Heights | |
| 18 | Lakewood Heights-Southeastern Atlanta | |
| 19 | Oakland City | |
| 20 | Adair Park | |
| 21 | Downtown | |
| 22 | Five Points | |
| 22 | Atlanta-Inman Park | |
| 24 | Adams Park | |
| 24 | Home Park | |
| 26 | Grove Park | |
| 27 | Center Hill | |
| 28 | Mechanicsville | |
| 29 | Sweet Auburn | |
| 30 | Adamsville |
Source: FBI UCR. All 30 Atlanta neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Atlanta
Looking at the data, you can tell that Virginia-Highland is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Atlanta are Virginia-Highland, Cabbage Town, Buckhead, Rockdale, Oakdale, Edgewood-Kirkwood, Thomasville, Poncey-Highland, Candler Park, and Old Fourth Ward.
But as most Georgia residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.
We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on Georgia? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Atlanta FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Atlanta?
Virginia-Highland is the safest neighborhood in Atlanta for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Cabbage Town and Buckhead are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Atlanta?
The safest neighborhoods in Atlanta are Virginia-Highland, Cabbage Town, Buckhead, Rockdale, Oakdale, Edgewood-Kirkwood, Thomasville, Poncey-Highland, Candler Park, and Old Fourth Ward. We ranked all 30 neighborhoods in the city.
How do you measure neighborhood safety?
Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.
Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?
Adamsville posts the highest crime rate of the 30 Atlanta neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Atlanta ranking digs into that end of the list.
Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?
No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.
